I had this exact experience. We had a successful hackathon led by the engineering team where we just built cool things that somewhat aligned with the business.

I had this exact experience. We had a successful hackathon led by the engineering team where we just built cool things that somewhat aligned with the business. The "Innovation" team decided we were pushing into their turf and took it over. Then it was decided that requiring actual development wasn't inclusive enough. The next "hackathon" was just a parade of PowerPoint presentations.